From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[19 September 1845]
Source of text:
RGO 6.675.530
Summary:
Is not clear what the statement from Robert Peel means [see JH's 1845-9-29 or earlier].
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
Is not clear what the statement from Robert Peel means [see JH's 1845-9-29 or earlier].
Is anxious to know whether JH has used William Simms's object glass, and seeks JH's opinion.
Robert Peel has suggested that the Admiralty has money available to pay for improvements in scientific instruments of value to navigation.
Encourages GA to ask the Admiralty about the implications of Robert Peel's statements [see JH's 1845-9-29 or earlier].
Asks for new observational data on Gamma Virginis [see JH's 1843-7-18].